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<A NAME="BEHDFEBF"></A><h1>Testing product accessibility</h1>
<A NAME="TI6259"></A><p>The MSAA 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes several
tools for verifying the MSAA compliance of your application. They include AccExplorer, Accessible
Event Watcher, and Object Inspector. These tools are available on
the <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3755582A-A707-460A-BF21-1373316E13F0&amp;displaylang=en">Microsoft Web site</A></p>
<A NAME="TI6260"></A><p>To test the user experience of your application for those
with disabilities directly, you can use various methods. For example,
try using a text-only browser; enter input using only the keyboard;
use the application with a screen reader such as JAWS, Window-Eyes,
Hal, or Supernova.</p>
<A NAME="TI6261"></A><p>Several commercial applications are also available for testing
Web sites for compliance with Section 508 and the WCAG 1.0.</p>
<A NAME="TI6262"></A><h4>For more information</h4>
<A NAME="TI6263"></A><p>For a checklist for testing WCAG 1.0 compliance, see the appendix
to the WCAG 1.0 on the <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/full-checklist">W3C Web site</A>
. The W3C Web site also lists and evaluates
tools for testing accessibility.</p>

